The 36th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice (SBSTA), the fifteenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action
under the Convention (AWG-LCA), the seventeenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for
Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban
Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) takes place concurrently from 14 to 25 May. All sessions are held at the Maritim
Hotel in Bonn.

Side events

Side events were established as a platform for observer organizations to highlight diverse climate change
issues at UNFCCC conferences. Side events are a vital component of the sessions, as they provide
opportunities for information dissemination, capacity building, policy discussions and legitimizing global
governance.

Parties, UN agencies and admitted observer organizations present their work or foster discussions on key
issues, often engaging the audience in a Q&A session. Most of the Side Events are held at the buildings
of the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Transport, thanks to the generous offer of space and
services by the Government of Germany.

Other Events
Besides the official side events coordinated by the UNFCCC secretariat, Parties and observer organizations
often organize their own events relating to the climate change negotiation process outside the conference
premises. Some NGOs also hold media actions or public activities in order to raise public awareness or to
communicate with delegates during the sessions. The information on such events and activities will be
announced here on a request basis.